Palettes / Colors / #CFAEDE
#CFAEDE — Light Muted Purple
#CFAEDE is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CFAEDE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CFAEDE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BEDEAF; it also sits naturally between #B8AFDE and #DEAFD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFAEDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 174, 222 |
| HSL | 281°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 281°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 22%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 54.05, 48.81, 75.68 |
| Yxy | 48.81, 0.3027, 0.2734 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.33, 20.57, -19.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.87, 19.88, -19.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 68% · Blue 87%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFAEDE
.text { color: #CFAEDE; }
.background { background-color: #CFAEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFAEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 174, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFAEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 174, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFAEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 174, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFAEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFAEDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFAEDE
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Tones of #CFAEDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEDEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFAEDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFAEDE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFAEDE: ·
How #CFAEDE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFAEDE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFAEDE?
#CFAEDE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 207, 174, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFAEDE?
#CFAEDE is RGB 207, 174, 222 — HSL 281°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 22%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFAEDE?
Its complement is #BEDEAF; analogous partners are #B8AFDE and #DEAFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFAEDE for text?
Black text on #CFAEDE has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.